Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr
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Do you ever see yourself as a good contractor?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI didn't say successful contractors are good at marketing themselves, I said they are rich.
Are you rich? After 5 years of contracting you should be on your way to getting rich through investing your income.
Mind you it was much easier to do that in the 90s.Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostYes, because clients want to keep me around (usually until the money runs out).
As for the secondary question, I don't regard a contractor disappearing, leaving projects delayed or at risk, as good. As such, in my eyes, any contractor who leaves mid-contract would fail the question...The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostThe material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postman's_ParkComment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostIf Mrs NWP2C was working then I would be. I only just finished 4 years of contracting....Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI think it's you being the in this case.
HTHComment
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Originally posted by speling bee View PostMind you, if the OP leaves, it's unlikely to leave the project delayed or at risk. So perhaps, in a curious, slightly circular way, he's doing them a favour by bailing out early, and therefore is a good contractor - or at least as good a contractor as he can be.Comment
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So to summarise according to you: we're all rich s , but you are not a , although you are poor.
Does that answer your initial question?Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostAh yes, so you must know the details of all the projects I have worked on then? Or are you just talking out of your
However, if the projects you work on are so low-grade that they could survive even your continued contribution, then please accept my apology for my error.The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
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This thread is beginning to ellicit() one of those deep CUK chuckles ...Hard Brexit now!
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